mouthwash and antibiotics

have another crazy idea here,

I recall using mouthwash pretty regularly, starting when I was very young. Anybody else do this and subsequently develop Crohn's? Wondering if the regular alcohol exposure to the mouth lead to microbiota changes.

Also is there anyone here who DID NOT take antibiotics as a child and develop Crohn's?

 

Mouthwash can kill off/retard your bacteria in the tongue crypts.
These bacteria reduce nitrate to nitrite in the saliva, the saliva is then swallowed to produce nitric oxide
in the gut,very important initial immune defense for the gut.
They are also now linking mouthwash to oral cancer.
Old Mike

Sometimes I think it will drive you crazy trying tot think of all the possible trigger for Crohn's. I was on antibiotics I think a "regular" amount when I was a child. My Crohn's started when I was 19 and my first year of college. I really tend to contribute my sleepless nights, stress, and partying to my trigger, but who knows? I know now I make it a priority to get enough sleep, don't drink, and try to stay relatively stress free and it doesn't seem to do much for my Crohn's.

I never used mouthwash as a child and never took an antibiotic until maybe 15 or so. I personally think my years of consuming sucralose are to blame for triggering mine. It wasn't long after my symptoms started.